This cystic and solid suprasellar mass, seen on this brain cut in the coronal plane, represents the classic gross appearance of a craniopharyngioma with typical focal yellow calcifications. The solid parts on gross examination correlate with enhancing regions on MRI while the cystic regions characteristically contain “machine oil”-like fluid, which is not appreciated in this brain that has been partially fixed in formalin preservative.
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